EtymologyEdit
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1837. From Latin Iūlia, from Iūlius. Cognate with English Julia.
Proper nounEdit
Jūlija f
- a female given name
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ю́лия (Júlija).
- genitive singular form of Jūlijs
ReferencesEdit
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Jūlija was the only given name of 9440 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.